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Chili, Indiana
Chili (''Cheye-leye'') is an unincorporated area, unincorporated community and census-designated place in Richland Township, Miami County, Indiana, Richland Township, Miami County, Indiana, Miami County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. History Chili, originally called "New Market", was surveyed in 1839. In 1886, the Peru and Detroit Railway was extended to Chili. A post office was established at Chili in 1843, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1961. Geography Chili is located in northern Miami County, on the north bank of the Eel River (Wabash River tributary), Eel River, a west-flowing tributary of the Wabash River. Indiana State Road 19 passes through the center of the town, leading south to Peru, Indiana, Peru, the Miami county seat, and north to Akron, Indiana, Akron. Indiana State Road 16, State Road 16 intersect SR 19 at the northern edge of Chili, leading west to Denver, Indiana, Denver. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Chili CDP has a total a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Census-designated Place
A census-designated place (CDP) is a concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only. CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counterparts of incorporated places, such as self-governing cities, towns, and villages, for the purposes of gathering and correlating statistical data. CDPs are populated areas that generally include one officially designated but currently unincorporated community, for which the CDP is named, plus surrounding inhabited countryside of varying dimensions and, occasionally, other, smaller unincorporated communities as well. CDPs include small rural communities, edge cities, colonias located along the Mexico–United States border, and unincorporated resort and retirement communities and their environs. The boundaries of any CDP may change from decade to decade, and the Census Bureau may de-establish a CDP after a period of study, then re-establish it some decades later. Most unin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peru And Detroit Railway
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Denver, Indiana
Denver is a town in Jefferson Township, Miami County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. The population was 478 at the 2020 census. Denver is served by North Miami Schools. History Denver was laid out in 1872 when the Eel River Railroad was extended to that point. The town was named after Denver, Colorado. The post office at Denver has been in operation since 1869. Geography Denver is located in northern Miami County at (40.865277, -86.077746). Indiana State Road 16 passes through the town as Harrison Street, leading east to Chili and west to Twelve Mile. Peru, the Miami county seat, is to the south. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Denver has a total area of , all land. The Eel River passes just south of the town, and Weesau Creek, a tributary, touches the western boundary of the town in two places. The Eel River flows southwest to the Wabash River at Logansport. Demographics 2010 census As of the census of 2010, there were 482 people, 177 households, and 133 f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indiana State Road 16
State Road 16 (SR 16) is an east–west List of State Roads in Indiana, state road in the US state of Indiana. The western terminus is at an intersection with U.S. Route 41 in Indiana, U.S. Highway 41 (US 41), near Ade, Indiana, Ade, and its eastern terminus is at Indiana State Road 5, SR 5, near Huntington, Indiana, Huntington. The state road runs through seven counties in northern Indiana mostly through rural farm fields and small towns. Dating back to the early days of the state road system, SR 16 was first signed in the southern part of the state. It was moved to northern Indiana in 1926, running in two segments with the western segment being modern Indiana State Road 14, SR 14 from Illinois state line to Rochester and the eastern segment being modern U.S. Route 224 in Indiana, US 224 in Indiana. During the 1930s, SR 16 was moved onto its modern routing from US 41 to SR 5. US 224 replaced SR 16 east of Huntington in the mid-1930s. The final section of SR 16 to be paved, the se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akron, Indiana
Akron is a town in Henry Township, Fulton County, Indiana, Henry Township, Fulton County, Indiana, Fulton County, Indiana, United States. The population was 1,167 at the 2010 census. History Akron was originally named Newark by settlers from Newark, Ohio; the name was changed to Akron in 1855, for the Akron, Ohio, Ohio city. It was founded by Dr. Joseph Sippy on July 4, 1836 when he brought a group of settlers to what was then the crossing of the Pottawatomie and Miami Indian trails. The first building was constructed where the Methodist church stands now. Dr. Sippy's house, which once stood across the street from Viking Foods, was a stop on the Underground Railroad. Geography Akron is located at (41.038850, -86.024784). Akron is at the crossroad of SR 14 and SR 19. According to the 2010 census, Akron has a total area of , all land. Demographics 2010 census As of the 2010 United States Census, 2010 Census, there were 1,167 people, 411 households, and 296 families living ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
County Seat
A county seat is an administrative center, seat of government, or capital city of a county or civil parish. The term is in use in Canada, China, Hungary, Romania, Taiwan, and the United States. The equivalent term shire town is used in the US state of Vermont and in some other English-speaking jurisdictions. County towns have a similar function in the Republic of Ireland and the United Kingdom, as well as historically in Jamaica. Function In most of the United States, counties are the political subdivisions of a state. The city, town, or populated place that houses county government is known as the seat of its respective county. Generally, the county legislature, county courthouse, sheriff's department headquarters, hall of records, jail and correctional facility are located in the county seat, though some functions (such as highway maintenance, which usually requires a large garage for vehicles, along with asphalt and salt storage facilities) may also be located or conducted ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peru, Indiana
Peru is a city in, and the county seat of, Miami County, Indiana, Miami County, Indiana, United States. It is north of Indianapolis. The population was 11,417 at the 2010 census, making it the most populous city in Miami County. Peru is located along the Wabash River, which divides the city in two. Peru is part of the Kokomo, Indiana metropolitan area#Combined Statistical Area, Kokomo-Peru Combined Statistical Area. Residents usually pronounce the name of Peru like the name of the nation of Peru as it is commonly pronounced in American English. Elderly Hoosiers commonly use the archaic pronunciation of . History On August 18, 1827, Joseph Holman bought land near the confluence of the Mississinewa River, Mississinewa and Wabash River, Wabash Rivers from Jean Baptiste Richardville, Jean Baptiste "Pechewa" (Wildcat) Drouet de Richardville, the chief of the Miami people, Miami Indians. The sale was approved on March 3, 1828 by President John Quincy Adams. On March 12, 1829, Holm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indiana State Road 19
State Road 19 (SR 19) is a route on the Indiana State Highway System that runs between Noblesville and Elkhart in the US state of Indiana. The of Indiana SR 19 serve as a minor highway. Some of the highway is listed on the National Highway System. Various sections are urban four-lane highway and rural two-lane highway. The highway passes through farmland, residential and commercial properties. The northernmost community along the highway is Simonton Lake at the Michigan state line. SR 19 was first designated as U.S. Route 112 (US 112) in 1926. SR 19 replaced the original SR 21 designation of the highway which dated back to 1926. SR 21 ran from the Marion to Peru. SR 19 was extended over the years south to Noblesville. Route description SR 19 begins at an intersection with SR 32 and SR 38, in Noblesville. The highway heads north along the banks of the White River as a two-lane highway. The route leaves the bank of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wabash River
The Wabash River ( French: Ouabache) is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed May 13, 2011 river that drains most of the state of Indiana in the United States. It flows from the headwaters in Ohio, near the Indiana border, then southwest across northern Indiana turning south near the Illinois border, where the southern portion forms the Indiana-Illinois border before flowing into the Ohio River. It is the largest northern tributary of the Ohio River and third largest overall, behind the Cumberland and Tennessee rivers. From the dam near Huntington, Indiana, to its terminus at the Ohio River, the Wabash flows freely for . Its watershed drains most of Indiana. The Tippecanoe River, White River, Embarras River and Little Wabash River are major tributaries. The river's name comes from a Miami word meaning "water over white stones", as its bottom is white limestone, now obscured by mud. The Wabash is the st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eel River (Wabash River Tributary)
The Eel River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map , accessed May 19, 2011 tributary of the Wabash River in northern Indiana in the United States. Via the Wabash and Ohio rivers, its waters flow to the Mississippi River and ultimately the Gulf of Mexico. The Eel River rises southeast of Huntertown in Allen County and flows southwest through Allen, Whitley, Kosciusko, Wabash, Miami, and Cass counties to join the Wabash at Logansport. The river was called Kineepikwameekwa Siipiiwi - "river of the snake fish" by the Miami people, who inhabited the area at the time of European contact, the English rendered it as ''Ke-na-po-co-mo-co''. It is the northern of the two rivers named Eel River within Indiana. Origins and history Natural history Originating as an "ice-marginal channel" at the edge of the retreating Saginaw Lobe of the Wisconsin Glacier, the Eel River was later buried by the glacier's advancing Erie Lobe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
